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Village

Bilstein

Located in Kürten, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis Coordinates: 51°03′35″ N 7°18′51″ E

Map showing the location of Bilstein Bilstein
Location in Germany
Elevation
259 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CGN Cologne Bonn Airport25 km
DUS Düsseldorf Airport46 km

About Bilstein

Bilstein is a village. Location: Kürten, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis. Elevation: 259 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cologne Bonn Airport (25 km). Nearby sights include Olpebach and Vogelberg.

Climate of Bilstein

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 104 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night -2°)
Wettest month
December (117 mm)
Driest month
April (73 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Bilstein
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°8°12°17°19°22°21°17°13°7°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-2°1°3°7°10°12°12°9°6°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)1087899738099102829292104117

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Bilstein

The nearest airport is Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN), 25 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergisch Gladbach, 15 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) Köln (Cologne) 25 kmsouthwest
  • Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) Düsseldorf 46 kmnorthwest
  • Dortmund Airport (DTM) Dortmund 55 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Bergisch Gladbach Population: 106.2K 15 kmsouthwest
  • Remscheid Population: 117.1K 16 kmnorthwest
  • Solingen Population: 164.4K 20 kmnorthwest
  • Leverkusen Population: 162.7K 23 kmwest
  • Wuppertal Population: 360.8K 25 kmnorthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Bilstein

Within 100 km: 544 historic and cultural sites, 3,306 natural sites, 857 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km149 places

  • Neyetalsperre Lake 11 kmNE
  • Lingesetalsperre Lake 16 kmE
  • Kerspetalsperre Lake 15 kmNE
  • Jubach Talsperre Lake 24 kmNE

25–60 km1,194 places

  • Else River 45 kmNE
  • Else River 43 kmNE
  • Weibe River 44 kmSE
  • Kemper Werth Island 36 kmSW

60–100 km3,364 places

  • Lac d'Eupen Lake 98 kmSW
  • Kodenhüvel Mountain 100 kmSW
  • Hohe Mark Mountain 98 kmSW
  • Dickelt Mountain 98 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Olpebach River, North Rhine-Westphalia
    4.7 km SW
  • Vogelberg Mountain, Lindlar
    7.1 km E
  • Ommerbach River, North Rhine-Westphalia
    5.5 km S
  • Breun River, North Rhine-Westphalia
    5.6 km E
  • Hölzer Kopf Mountain, Lindlar
    8.5 km SE
  • Rausberg Mountain, Engelskirchen
    9.1 km SE

Sources & licences

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